Absorptance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000050",
  "term": "Absorptance",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The fraction of incident electromagnetic radiation that is absorbed by a material, converting it into other forms of energy, such as heat. It is a dimensionless quantity, ranging from 0 (no absorption) to 1 (complete absorption). Absorptance depends on the wavelength of the radiation and the material's properties.",
  "subject": "Optics and imaging",
  "references": [
    "absorptance - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Absorptionsgrad",
    "es": "absortancia",
    "fr": "absorptance"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/absorptance/"
}